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Buy It: 2-Quart Rectangular Baker ($20, Sur la Table) Buy It: Threshold Rectangular Baking Dish ($20, Target) Related Video

Buy It: Crock-Pot Slow Cooker ($40, Target) Test Kitchen Tip: Rhubarb not in season? Replace fresh rhubarb with 1½ pounds frozen cut rhubarb for the sauce. Buy It: Lodge Dutch Oven ($100, Target) Buy It: Cuisinart Skillet ($23, Bed Bath & Beyond) Related Video

Buy It: Carrot Bouquet Easter Card ($6, Rifle Paper Co.) Buy It: Spring Watering Can Card ($7, Minted) Buy It: Easter Garden Card ($6, Rifle Paper Co.) Editor’s Tip: For even more sparkle, use shiny flower stickers on a white background instead of patterned paper. Buy It: Sunshine Easter Card ($6, Rifle Paper Co.) Buy It: Forest Friends Easter Card ($7, Minted) Editor’s Tip: Instead of decorative paper, use a doily or fold plain paper and cut it in a pattern (like you do to make paper snowflakes)....

Test Kitchen Tip: Look and listen to determine when your favorite cookies are done. These cookies should darken slightly and crackle audibly when nearing the finish. Storage Tip: Keep your cookies fresh by layering between waxed paper in an airtight container. Store cookies at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Related Video

Test Kitchen Tip: Toast your pecans ahead of time and let cool before chopping and adding to the dish. Test Kitchen Tip: Take this Thanksgiving dessert over-the-top with a sprinkle of sugared cranberries. To make, roll frozen cranberries in granulated sugar and serve. Related Video

How to Season Tuna The first step in your complete guide for how to cook tuna fish is adding your desired flavor enhancers. Before cooking tuna steaks, check for scales. If any are present, rinse with cool water. Pat dry with paper towels. Measure the thickness of the fish with a ruler, so you know how long to cook tuna steak. Fresh tuna steaks love a good marinade recipe, which flavors this fairly mild fish and helps keep it moist during cooking....

Nicoise-Style Lox Salad Rework mom’s favorite breakfast into an inventive lunch. This take on eggs and lox is a fresh main-dish salad with a spread of favorites like potatoes, lettuce, and olives. This dish would easily work for Mother’s Day dinner. Add some white cucumber sangria for a refreshing cocktail. Shrimp Tacos with Lime Slaw Spice up your Mother’s Day lunch! Treat mom to a taco spread that’s worthy of a special occasion....

1. Sunflowers Are Rooted in American Soil The cheery blooms we call sunflowers are produced by an annual plant (Helianthus annuus) that originated in North America. Dating as far back as 3000 BC, Native Americans grew sunflowers for medicine, oil, and food. Eventually, they began breeding the plants to produce a single, large flower head instead of several smaller ones. In the 1500s, Spanish explorers brought sunflowers to Europe, where they soon became popular for their beauty and usefulness....

Although designing a happy home is highly personal, certain elements can contribute to more joy around the house, according to a new report from online interior design service Modsy. In partnership with social psychologist Lindsay T. Graham at UC Berkeley’s Center for the Built Environment, the company commissioned a survey of more than 1,500 people to determine how the design of homes impacts wellbeing. The results provide a blueprint for designing with happiness in mind....

Nutrition for Teens: The Key Nutrients More than any other age group, teens need a lot of energy. Energy comes from calories. So how many calories should a teenager eat, anyway? On a daily basis, teenage boys need about 2,500 to 3,000 calories; teenage girls need about 2,200 calories. “In fact, early adolescence is the most critical time for calorie intake in a person’s life,” says Holley Grainger, M.S., R.D., of Cleverful Living with Holley Grainger....

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Behr’s pick for 2023 Color of the Year is a warm, welcoming white with glossy tones. Unlike the stark white colors popular in the early 2000s—and as indicated by its name—this rich color is intended to serve as a canvas for expert and amateur home decorators alike to use however they want to create their desired look. With Blank Canvas, think versatile, timeless, and tranquil: The color works in both private and shared spaces and can work as a focal color or a foundation to build on for more layered spaces....

Why Jar Opener Tools Are a Good Investment (Plus Who Benefits Most From Jar Openers) While feisty, tightly-fit jar lids can affect even the most dexterous humans on the planet, more jars will likely trouble us as we age and lose grip strength or notice achy joints. “I recommend jar openers to all my patients with arthritis since they often struggle with daily activities because of the constant pain during and after using their hands,” says Yeiddy Ferreira, an occupational therapist at Westmed Medical Group in Purchase, New York....

1. Instantly Fix Any Room “Curtains. Naked windows are not always the best for all rooms,” Berk says. “I love bringing in texture and softness through window treatments. Whether that means you use a Roman shade or floor-to-ceiling panels, the textiles will do a lot to soften hard lines.” Berk recommends hanging linen curtains. They’re thick enough to hang gracefully while allowing light to filter through. 2. Find Your Style Ask yourself about things that have nothing to do with design....

Browns range from dark and saturated to lighter shades like caramel and tan. A common color for more traditional settings, brown can bring drama to modern looks as well. Reynaert points to accents like modern-retro mushroom table lamps and traditional gingham tablecloths as quick and easy ways to incorporate brown. But this is not an accent-only color. Brown walls add warmth, complement trendy moody decorating styles, and act like any other neutral by letting architecture or decor stand out....

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5 years of editorial experience producing digital contentBachelor of Arts in Journalism with a minor in Graphic DesignHas contributed to a variety of brands at Dotdash Meredith, including BHG.com, Better Homes & Gardens, Storage, Do It Yourself, I Did It, Secrets of Getting Organized, Color Made Easy, 100 Ideas Flea, and Midwest Living Emily began working at Dotdash Meredith in 2015 when she was selected for the Dotdash Meredith (previously Meredith Corporation) Apprenticeship program as part of her college education at Drake University....